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any surprise that the president's proposal was outright rejected by speaker boehner? it was an "in your face" proposal to him. >> it was. i'm not surprised. i don't think any of us are surprised it was rejected. i think we're a little surprised, maybe a lot surprised it was put forward in the first place. this is really different. barack obama, this is a really different negotiating posture and position that he is starting from. if we look back to that horrible debt ceiling fiasco from last summer in 2011, i think we all remember how bleak that was that obama started his negotiating position really from a place that met the republicans more than halfway so he was going to be bound to end up meeting them in the final analysis. which is what happened. it was demoralizing. now, after re-election, he has been obviously very embowdenned. he's put forth something -- it is clear they won't accept it. they won't wake up tomorrow morning and think they want more stimulus spending. this is a strong move. >> eliot: it is exactly right. really, the president is almost moving away
any surprise that the president's proposal was outright rejected by speaker boehner? it was an "in your face" proposal to him. >> it was. i'm not surprised. i don't think any of us are surprised it was rejected. i think we're a little surprised, maybe a lot surprised it was put forward in the first place. this is really different. barack obama, this is a really different negotiating posture and position that he is starting from. if we look back to that horrible debt ceiling...
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we can't feel sorry for him he would be minority speaker boehner if it weren't for the tea party, but he would achieve governance now and then. >> you're so right in the way you describe one of our
we can't feel sorry for him he would be minority speaker boehner if it weren't for the tea party, but he would achieve governance now and then. >> you're so right in the way you describe one of our
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what's going on in the head of john boehner. >> i'm not sure it's the head of john boehner but the heads of the tea party members who did not read the results of the last election. it's important to realize that the bipartisan bill by republicans and democrats in the senate were passed extending the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, and fixes the amg which we have not spent much time talking about. that expired december 31st of last year. unless we fix that this year there will be a rude awakening for about 60 million middle class families who all of a sudden will see themselves paying more in taxes. so there is no--there is no reason for this high drama that we're going through right now. >> eliot: that's exactly right. now one has to differentiate between what is public and the statement that speaker boehner is making and the notion that they would send that bill up to the white house extend it permanently cannot be their negotiating position right now. but they have not publicly agreed the higher rates for the wealthy, and they have not agreed to pass the bill for the 98% givi
what's going on in the head of john boehner. >> i'm not sure it's the head of john boehner but the heads of the tea party members who did not read the results of the last election. it's important to realize that the bipartisan bill by republicans and democrats in the senate were passed extending the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, and fixes the amg which we have not spent much time talking about. that expired december 31st of last year. unless we fix that this year there will be...
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do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican electorate that the republicans have nurtured and grown. they have created frankenstein, i've said it before on this program, and basically they're at the mercy of these people. they created this monster and they can't put it back in the bottle. >> eliot: would you agree with sam, they are now the victims of their own creation. they cannot escape the tea party fringe who has knocked out the more merate voices of the establishment party so they're left with only the fear of the far rate. shame on them. >> i don't mean to put too fine of a point on it, the republican party of this party is demented. i wrot
do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican...
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this morning, surprisingly placing the blame on president obama, speaker boehner was pessimistic about the possibility that the cliff could be avoided. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job. on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these where's the president? where's the leadership? absent without leave. >> eliot: also seemingly absent, any sense of bipartisanship in washington. the only point of agreement heading over the cliff would be a disaster, despite fed chairman bernanke's action inaction could knock us into ary session and we could be facing another rating downgrade. all of the washington players appear more intent on using the crisis to earn political points. joining me is ben white, economy reporter for politico and imogen webber, co-author of the twitter diaries. ben, what are the constituent parts of this fiscal cliff? >> you've got three pieces of it. you've got the bush tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 which are rates on all earners. you've g
this morning, surprisingly placing the blame on president obama, speaker boehner was pessimistic about the possibility that the cliff could be avoided. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job. on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these where's the president? where's the leadership? absent without leave. >> eliot: also seemingly absent, any sense of...
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i got to believe that barack obama called john boehner into his office and said, the full government shutdown would include the tanning bed. >> eliot: boehner is looking-- >> he's wearing orange after day. >> eliot: not good fashion statement. the other kerfuffle of the convention was the amendment to the platform where i don't know how they count, but it didn't seem like the voices were the way that it was recorded. >> they took god the mission mention of god out of the platform. that was red meat on the base of the tea party. they came out never mind the fact that god doesn't appear in the constitution or bill of rights, very wisely they put god and jerusalem, that was left out, back in. and even more wisely, that it was president obama himself who was so outraged that god was taken out and he demanded it, and in a day the scandal was dead. >> eliot: and his speech, his quotes to scripture and mention of faith were powerful and evoke evocative. >> he's a muslim with a bad christian pastor. >> eliot: that's what i was grasping at. >> yeah look, if you're on the right you you can wor
i got to believe that barack obama called john boehner into his office and said, the full government shutdown would include the tanning bed. >> eliot: boehner is looking-- >> he's wearing orange after day. >> eliot: not good fashion statement. the other kerfuffle of the convention was the amendment to the platform where i don't know how they count, but it didn't seem like the voices were the way that it was recorded. >> they took god the mission mention of god out of the...
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. >> eliot: he's rivals were first to pounce john boehner. >> president obama, take it from me, the private sector is not doing well. >> then g.o.p. mitt romney. >> romney: he said the private sector is doing fine. he said the private sector is doing fine. an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who is out of touch. >> eliot: mr. obama then tiled back his comments a few hours later. >> obama: the economy is not doing fine. there are too many people out of work. the housing market is too weak and homes are still underwater. that's precisely why i asked congress to start making some steps that would make a difference. >> eliot: steps like aid to state and local governments to rehire teachers, police, firefighters. infrastructure repairs, and tax breaks for local businesses to for hiring, and mr. obama insisted that the economy had it's bright spots including profits of $1.5 trillion and 4.3 private sector jobs for an average of 158,000 a month. not enough to change the narrative in what has been an awful week for the democrats and in the white house. with me to dis
. >> eliot: he's rivals were first to pounce john boehner. >> president obama, take it from me, the private sector is not doing well. >> then g.o.p. mitt romney. >> romney: he said the private sector is doing fine. he said the private sector is doing fine. an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who is out of touch. >> eliot: mr. obama then tiled back his comments a few hours later. >> obama: the economy is not doing fine. there...
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. >> eliot: john boehner, the speaker of the house has been held hostage, as it were, by the tea party members. >> he has been held hostage on even the transportation build. there are many who believe that the government has no role in transportation and should not fund it. you're back debating jackson versus clay. >> eliot: those are good debates andand a different intellectual level than what we get in washington these days. >> yes, but it was settled in the 1930s. >> eliot: that is true. the republican water wants to live in the last century. we've known that for some time. >> abraham lincoln was a great proponent of infrastructure. >> eliot: you're the smartest guy in the house. but let's move president lincoln aside for a moment. let's come to this week's political story, same-sex marriage. the president a huge step forward in terms of moral and human rights. you'vethe president will have to confront the constitutional issue. when he does, what do you think his decision will be. >> he has already confronted the constitutional issue. they have declineed the marriage act. they annou
. >> eliot: john boehner, the speaker of the house has been held hostage, as it were, by the tea party members. >> he has been held hostage on even the transportation build. there are many who believe that the government has no role in transportation and should not fund it. you're back debating jackson versus clay. >> eliot: those are good debates andand a different intellectual level than what we get in washington these days. >> yes, but it was settled in the 1930s....
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because mitch mcconnell and john boehner brought governance to a halt, their only principle was to say no to the white house, we should now serve up mitt romney as their chosen negotiating partner? such is the logic of the amazingly cynical and disappointing columnists to. read the des moines register endorsement of romney is to read a logic that would have justified neville chamberlain apiecement of the nazis. cave to the entity that refuses to negotiate and then blame the party that does stand on proper principle yet still tried in good faith to negotiate a deal for the public good. such skewed logic is horrific to read. credit ezra klein and some others for shining the light on this and shame on those who are rewarding the worst form of politics we've seen in many presidential cycles and the politicians whose campaigns have neither the guts nor will to speak truth to the public about their views on the tough issues we face. that's my view. what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. >> eliot: it seems like an odd thing to have to point out. but it's
because mitch mcconnell and john boehner brought governance to a halt, their only principle was to say no to the white house, we should now serve up mitt romney as their chosen negotiating partner? such is the logic of the amazingly cynical and disappointing columnists to. read the des moines register endorsement of romney is to read a logic that would have justified neville chamberlain apiecement of the nazis. cave to the entity that refuses to negotiate and then blame the party that does...
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speaker boehner admitted he thinks 50 of those republicans are in trouble. and we put 75 in play. >> eliot: i'll ask you a question, and i don't want to stump you. of those 75 you talked about how many of those members have been in obvious one or two terms. how many are recently elected. >> 63. >> eliot: there go. you know your stuff. you ask the question, and you got it. >> 63 seats in 2010 and there are 63 that we think we can get back. >> eliot: what is the driving issue, when you make the argument as you just did for medicare and medicaid in the middle class is that what swings voters. >> it's medicaid, medicare, it comes down to this. you want a congress who will vote to end medicare or do you want a congress who will invest medicare for seniors medicaid for growing families to grow the middle class. >> eliot: the issue of job creation the economy hovers over everything in this campaign, as it rightly should. do you think the public is satisfied that it's heard an adequate's job plan from president obama. >> i think sow. he has made a coherent statement
speaker boehner admitted he thinks 50 of those republicans are in trouble. and we put 75 in play. >> eliot: i'll ask you a question, and i don't want to stump you. of those 75 you talked about how many of those members have been in obvious one or two terms. how many are recently elected. >> 63. >> eliot: there go. you know your stuff. you ask the question, and you got it. >> 63 seats in 2010 and there are 63 that we think we can get back. >> eliot: what is the...
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the most is that we'll simply erase the january 1 date and kick the can down the road to use speaker boehner's phrases and send financial markets, the absolute confusion that yet again is dysfunctional. my preference would be we come back in january. we've got the advantage where we can put on the table tax cuts for the middle class. >> eliot: congressman we have to go. we'll get you back to
the most is that we'll simply erase the january 1 date and kick the can down the road to use speaker boehner's phrases and send financial markets, the absolute confusion that yet again is dysfunctional. my preference would be we come back in january. we've got the advantage where we can put on the table tax cuts for the middle class. >> eliot: congressman we have to go. we'll get you back to